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Moulton Eagle

Location

Moulton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1916

Page

6

Austrians on Isonzo Front Rolled Back

Italians push on the Isonzo front as Austrian lines retreat in the Isonzo district with renewed Italian advances.

Isonzo

Bombardments in France and New Fronts Across Europe

War front reports show Italian forces advancing on the Isonzo near Gorizia and near Monte San Michele, while Russians push east into East Galicia and Warsaw fronts cite gains. French and British actions in the Somme and Verdun sectors extend trench gains, with heavy German bombardments and counterattacks described.

Austria Galicia Isonzo Duke of Aosta Gorizia Monte San Michele Monte San Martino Boschini Doberdo Monfalcone Trieste Galela Letmaberg Stanislau France Somme Tsermans Joffre Thiaumont Verdun Vaux-Capitrehenois Guillemont Ttem Wood Verduneter Thiatmont Fleury Pozicres Sereth Graberka Suez Canal Katia-Umaishi Brody Highwood Pozieres Estrees Thriee

Farmers of Texas Adopt Progressive Reform Resolutions

Farmers in Texas adopt multiple progressive measures including reforms aimed at improving agriculture and rural life. The resolutions reflect organized advocacy and a push for policy changes impacting farming communities and governance.

Farmers OF Texas

Farmers' Educational Union endorses farm bank plans and tax lift

The fourteenth annual Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of Texas closes with Henry N. Pope reelected president. The group endorses a state marketing bureau, a farmer owned bank linked to the Federal Reserve, and a plan to raise school district tax levies for bond funding. A central agricultural extension system and a commission to study duplications are supported.

Indorsed H. N. Pope D. Lindsay Tyler Farm Loan Bank A. and M. College Commission of Agricultural and Educational Experts Houston Tex Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of Texas Henry N. Pope Fort Worth Herbert Butts Hondo Charles Smith J. 8. Airhart J. W. Gregg Rusk J. P. Lane Gallatin J. FE. Lyday Ravenna Federal Reserve Bank Texas Pope Agricultural and Mechanical College Sanitary Livestock Commission Federal Bureau of Animal Industry Europe Committee On Finance and Banking

La Creole Hair Dressing Restores Lustrous Hair

Ad for La Creole Hair Dressing promises to restore gray or harsh hair to its former beauty for $1.00. The ad sits among aphorisms about judgment and compassion, reflecting a vintage ad and social musings.

Texas Guardsmen Praised for Border Service Record

Major General Frederick Funston lauded the Texas militia as having the best national guard record for mobilization and service. He noted Texans answered the president’s call with greater strength than their paper shows and praised their border patrol conduct. The piece also reports the U S purchase treaty for the Danish West Indies, signed in New York by Secretary Lansing and Danish minister Brun. Senator Lodge warns against losing these islands to a European power under the Monroe Doctrine. The islands include St Thomas St Croix and St John with a 33900 population largely negro.

Texas United States Funston San Antonio Texa Frederick Funston National Guard Union Lone Star Washington Senator Lodge St. Thomas

Millionaire Lumberman Killed In Texas Crash

Houston ex billionaire lumberman George Locke of Lake Charles La perished when his car overturned on a shell road a mile south of League City Texas on Sunday. Olin Moss a brother in law of Lake Charles and Charles Schlom of Houston were badly injured.

Houston George

Pecan Crop Shortened By Worms And Frost

Brownwood Texas reports a reduced pecan crop this year due to a worm boring into green hulls and the late frost. Growers note many pecans dropping from trees as the harvest season nears.

Brownwood Tex

Shackleton Fails to Rescue Men from Elephant Island

London report says Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton could not reach Elephant Island through the pack ice and has returned to the Falkland Islands with the main body of his Antarctic expedition still stranded.

London Sir Ernest Shackelton Elephant Island Falkland Islands

First Bale of Arkansas Cotton Arrives in Pine Bluff

The first bale of the 1916 Arkansas cotton crop reached Pine Bluff from Rison in Cleveland County. It was picked on the county farm and arrived two days earlier than last year’s first bale.

Pine Bluff Ark Arkansas Rison Cleveland County

Pro Nominees Notified at Indianapolis Ceremony

The first of three national notification ceremonies in Indianapolis announced J. Frank Hanly former Indiana governor and Dr. Ira Landrith of Boston as the prohibition party nominees for president and vice president.

Indianapolis Ind J. Frank Hanly Indiana Ira Landrith Boston Prohibition Party

Lightning ignites oil tanks in Beaumont area

Lightning struck three crude oil tanks owned by the Guilt Pipeline Company at El Vista near Beaumont, damaging 112,500 barrels of oil. About half the oil can be saved by pumping from the bottom, with total losses estimated at 100000 dollars.

Beaumont Tex Guilt Pipe Line Company el Vista

Elena Wins Astor Cup Race At Newport

Elena won the Astor cup race in Newport crossing the line at 3 12 30. No other yacht finished within sight as she completed the course.

Newport Elena

Officers Elected and Next Meeting Set for Waco

The City Marshals and Police Chiefs Union concluded its Houston session with officer elections and a vote to hold the next meeting in Waco. Acceptance speeches formed the core of the proceedings.

Houston Tex Waco Police Chiefs’ Union

Celina Postmaster Nomination Draws Local Nominations

Washington reports J. L. Wilson was Saturday nominated for postmaster of Celina Texas.

Celina Washington J. L. Wilson Texas

Farmers Filling Silos for Winter in Flatonia

Farmers and dairy men in the Flatonia area are busy filling their silos as they prepare for the coming winter season. The activity reflects efforts to secure feed and stabilize winter dairy operations in the Texas town.

Flatonia Tex

Flour Price Increase Prepares for Northwest Market

Portland millers announced a flour price rise of at least 20 cents a barrel and possibly 40 cents in the Northwest, driven by higher wheat quotations.

Portland Ore Northwest

Noted Japanese Sea Captain Dead

Tokio reports Vice Admiral Hikonojo Kamimura of the Japanese navy died on Monday.

Tokio Hikonojo Kamimura

New Corpus Christi Times Plant Burned in Fire

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Corpus Christi Times plant on Wednesday causing extensive damage to adjoining property. Estimated loss set at 40000 dollars.

Corpus Christi Tex Corpus Christi Times

Bur roughs Adding Machine Bandits Stop Large Loot

Five gunmen held up the pay master and armed guards at a Detroit Burroughs Adding Machine plant. They escaped with about 32 000 to 34 000 after shots injured one man.

Detroit Mich Burroughs Adding Machine Company

Blue to Command the Texas Washington

President Wilson accepts Captain Victor Blues resignation as chief of the bureau of navigation and assigns him to command the battleship Texas in Washington.

Blue Texas Washington Wilson Victor Blue Bureau of Navigation

Real Forebodings Manifest in Vague Warnings

A terse exchange hints at impending trouble as a friend fears a storm at home. The dialogue touches on justice and defense, suggesting hidden motives and the danger of unchecked curiosity driving some to profit from others.

Just Trying to Boss

A character named Uncle Eben critiques pride in uplift motives, noting a man may seek to boss others under the guise of improvement rather than true progress. The line reflects a wary view of power and influence in social conduct.

Uncle Eben

Grove's General Tonic Ad Highlight

Grove's Tasteless chill tonic promotes health with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system. Sold for 50 cents.

Manager Fines Red Casey for Talking Back

A dialogue from the Minneapolis Journal notes Red Casey was fined by a manager for talking back to the urmoire. Casey argued he called the man a thief and liar and asked for an eye examination, but the manager insisted a sharper mouth warranted punishment.

Red Casey Urmoire Red Minneapolis Journal

Lung Vita Endorsed By Rail Expert For Cough Ailments

A prominent railroad inspector from Nashville endorses Lung Vita, claiming it relieved his grippe and helped his sick child after other medicines failed. The ad urges readers to mail $1.75 for a thirty day treatment to Nashville Medicine Co. Dept. C. Nashville Tenn.

N. Je Carlisle Naskvalls Trane Nashville Medicine Co Dept. C Nashville Tenn Adv Hunt A. B. Richards Medicine Co Sherman, Tex

The Vegetarian Joke From The Telegraph

A senior pupil teacher boasts being a vegetarian and abstainer, claiming to avoid tobacco and alcohol. He asks Johnny Brown to define vegetarian, and Brown humorously replies it means a man who does not use soap, highlighting the joke about cleanliness and perception.

Johnny Brown New York Telegraph

Proverbial Reflections on Land, Medicine, and Luck

An item notes a decades old household remedy Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial priced at 25c and 60c and mocks landlords in Bulgaria. It comments that fortune draws willing risk, a wife may nag yet stay loyal, and love and hate keep memories while indifference forgets.

Lard Production Totals 11.5 Billion Pounds Annually

The report states total lard production reaches 11.5 billion pounds each year, with about one third exported to international markets.

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